First let's dispense with the lunatic notion expressed by not only the far Left, but, also ostensible conservative Speaker of the House Paul Ryan--makes one wonder which side Ryan is on--that 'there is no religious test for refugees to enter the USA. There most certainly is such a test and it has been aptly identified and explained by many in the past and applies to both Asylum and Refugee status.
First and foremost, under US law there is no inherent “right” for anyone except a US citizen to enter the USA, irrespective of his, her or their circumstances. Second, an individual's religion is part and parcel to the process of entry into the United States of America. Under 8 U.S. Code § 1158 – Asylum, (b) Conditions for granting asylum (B) Burden of proof (i) In general “The burden of proof is on the applicant to establish that the applicant is a refugee, within the meaning of section 1101(a)(42)(A) of this title. To establish that the applicant is a refugee within the meaning of such section, the applicant must establish that race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion was or will be at least one central reason for persecuting the applicant.”
